146 COUNSING THE HAKE 



ceding the last day's running, how the prizes are to be 

 divided ; and shall give a statement of expenses, if called 

 upon to do so by any six of the subscribers, within four- 

 teen days after the meeting. 



2. Ex-Officio Stewards. — Members of the National 

 Coursing Club present at any Coursing Meeting shall be 

 ex-officio Stewards of such Meeting, together with the 

 Stewards elected by the subscribers present on the first 

 evening of the meeting, provided always that such 

 Stewards ex-officio shall not exceed three. The Members 

 of the National Coursing Club, being ex-officio Stewards 

 at any Meeting, shall have power to deal summarily with 

 all cases of a fraudulent or discreditable character brought 

 before them during the Meeting, and their decision shall 

 be final, unless an application in writing be lodged with 

 the Secretary within twenty-four hours demanding a re- 

 hearing at the first IMeeting thereafter of the National 

 Coursing Club, either in London or Liverpool, as the 

 appellant may decide, and lodging in the hands of the 

 Secretary the sum of lo/., which shall be forfeited if the 

 case is not submitted to such meeting of the National 

 Coursing Club for re-hearing, and also may be forfeited 

 if, on the re-hearing, the National Coursing Club shall 

 so decide. Members of the National Coursing Club 

 may be elected by the subscribers as Stewards of a 

 Meeting. 



3. Elect io?i of Judge. — The Judge may either be ap- 

 pointed by the Secretary and Committee acting under 

 Rule I, in which case his name shall be announced 

 simultaneously with the Meeting, or elected by the votes 

 of the subscribers taking nominations ; but each sub- 

 scriber shall have only one vote, whatever the number 

 of his nominations. Not less than ten days' notice of 



